Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
THE NEWS IN VERMONT.
MATTERS OF INTEREST IN OUR OWN
STATE.
Chittenden County.
RICHMOND.

Chittenden County.
RICHMOND.
There will he an opening Masonic and
Knights of Honor ball at the Richmond
Hotel Friday evening, Jan. 81, and pleas
ant time is expected.
wGNoosKI.
The ladies of the Winooski Congrega
tional church have reorganized the Aid
society with the following officers: Mrs.
W. Y. Lee, presidents Mrs. l.. r. Dyke,
vice president Mrs. Lettie Ballard,
secretary; Mrs. j. w. Edwards, treasurer;
Mrs. Geo. Nash, Mrs. Wilber and Miss
Ella Blossom were chosen on the com
mittee of ways and Means "..... The
first social under the new regime was
given Friday evening Jan. II in the par
lors of the church which were apprOpri-
ately decorated for the occasion sup
per was served and about 100 were pre-
sent. The financial results were good
and another Social was arranged for in
two weeks.
Deacon Thompson of the Congregation
al church who was charged with card
playing at progressive euchre parties was
found guilty by the church tribunal and
admOuished. -. In the list of officers elect
ed al the annual village meeting as pub
lished the following names were omitted
or Incorrectly reported: Collector of
taxes, II. V. Horton one of the trustees
in west ward. Lewis Baraby. 1t is eX-
pectcd that the appropriation voted for
lighting the village will provide for -
ordinary lights.
sHELBURN.
Miss Carrie Tracy who has been vi sit
ing friends and relatives here and in Char
lotte, returned to Essex junction Satur-
day She goes to POughkeepsie this
week to spend the winter. "A party of
young people from the Point visited
Hine-b burgh and patronized their tobog-
gan slide one day recently. ..... Mr. Don
Speare who with his son, went west last
fall Is making a short visit in town. They
intended to settle in California but were
so pleased with Dakota that they con
cluded to settle there. They expect to
build large brick block in the business
portion of Aberdeen. OF course Mr..
Speare speaks in glowing terms of the
outlook for his future home. Mr.. j.
E. White who sprained his ankle last Oc-
tober is still confined to his house, though
he is slowly gaining .....At the election
of officers for the Sunday school for the
ensuing year all the old officers were re-
elected with one exception. The officers
are as follows; David Smith, superin-
tendent George H. Eddy, librarian Miss
Jessie Denham, secretary and treasurer
Mrs. Comstock, female superintendent
Owing to the indisposition of the
pastor, Rev. Mr.. Burdick, no services were
held at the Methodist church, Sunday eve
ming .... There will be special meetings
on tuesday at2 p. m, also on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday at the same
hour.
ESSEN JUNCTION.
Mr.. John Reynolds is building large
addition to Nelson Stanley's shop and /.
going to put IN a separator and machinery
for a creamery in it, He expects to have
nm
After taking out the cream the farmers
are 20 take the milk back with them
Such an arrangement is much better fo
the farmer than cheese factory,as he ha'
all OF his milk, which Is sweet after The
cream is taken out. In connection will
this he is to put in separator
up to Pages corner to accommodate The
farmers i'll that vicinity and tn'
cream taken at that point is to he brought
to the Junction factory to be worked int
butter. .Iuclus Booth started for ljO>
ton on a business tnp last Friday ....
The new officers of the G.. A. r. Pos
Were Installed at there last meeting, Georg
Brown, the first commander,.acting as III
StaIling officer. seven new members hav
been receive by transfer, one mustered il
ana one new application received OUrpos
isnow well oflicered and IN "a very prosper
Gus condition. The Sons of Veterans holt
regular meetings IN the &. \. r., pos
rooms and are recruiting and geI
.
The Essex cornet band, assisted by Georg
Sherman and son and Miss Myrtle Brown
gave concert at the Baptist church las
Thursday evening 10 very good audience
Owing to the wrecked train nea
Montpelier the morning train from tina
way did not come in Till about / o'cloc
p. IL Friday. much larger quHntit
of ice is being stored in our village tina
ever before. Several new ice houses hav
beeu built and are being built
| tri,l IL iaI Inv ftapn n6,t
aged I'll years. He has iyed at the Junt
tloh iur the last ten years, having com
fIUu Westlord, his uatlve place. II
funeral VIII he held at The house of h
daughter, Mrs. George Whitten, wit
whom ne has resided for several years q
Thursday at 10 o'clock The remains wi
be taken to Westtord Tor burial. ...Tl
roads are III very bad condition Owin
to the late heavy fall of snow and tn
strong wind which blew Monday night.
ESSEN.
The farm occupied by the II. n. TraC
family for the last 30 years or more, is no
vacated. This property is now owned,
1t mas been for some years past, by Esse
Classical Institute, and Is one OF the be
upland farms in this region. 1t contain
24e acres Of land, nearly all OF which ca
he TILED, and would make IL splendid an
delightful residence for some city owne
II is now offered for rent or will be sold ;
price not exceeding one-half lowing
the general depreciation of real estat
what was offered for it a few years az
.,.,.. Have the selectmen of Essex set u
Kingdom for themselves 1t would a
pear 80 from the fact that they have +
Gently made up new grand list, an
assessed taxes thereon not voted by Il
town, The new list they made by takif
the personal list Incorporated in the graz
list Of last May and adding to it the qua
renuai appraisal Of June last. This Ii